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Reading Room

Reader's Services Unit

This Unit deals with research enquiries mostly about Malta and its history and directs the researchers in cases where extensive research is required especially in the use of the catalogues.

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The Bibliographic Services Unit

This is the hub of the Library. It handles the acquisition of new publications in accordance with the Legal Deposit act which stipulates that two copies of all works published in Malta are to be deposited at the National Library of Malta and the Gozo Public Library. However, its main function is to publish The Malta National Bibliography/Bibljografija Nazzjonali ta' Malta, a publication listing new works published in the Maltese Islands during a given year. Each work is described in detail, and is arranged by subject according to the Dewey Decimal Classification, and catalogued according to the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules. The MNB also includes two indexes, an 'Index of Authors; Titles and Series' and a 'Subject Index'. The bulk of the data included within the MNB constitutes the books and periodicals received at the National Library of Malta in a given year by way of legal deposit. Included are all books and pamphlets with eight pages or more of text. Each edition of a serial (e.g. a yearbook, directory or annual report) is regarded as a separate work and is therefore catalogued.

In the case of periodical publications only the first issue of new titles is recorded. Works written by Maltese nationals but published abroad, as well as works or parts of works that are about the Maltese Islands - all purchased by the National Library - are also included within the scope of the National Bibliography. In addition, the Bibliographic Services Unit deals with queries from members of the public regarding information about books and/or periodicals relating to Melitensia, available at the National Library by way of the Legal Deposit Act.

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Archives Unit

This unit is responsible for the archives, manuscripts, incunabula and rare books in the custody of the National Library. Its duties include the compilation of inventories and catalogues or any other information relating to the above holdings. Another important role of this section is to research and mount exhibitions at the National Library and to collaborate in the organization of exhibitions on a national or international level.

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Microfilming Unit

Here we reproduce manuscripts and books on microfilm with the aim of making the films available to the public, thus preserving the original for posterity. To safeguard the Library’s priceless material, especially in view of the heavy use of fragile manuscripts and newspapers by the public, an ambitious programme of microfilming has been and is still currently being undertaken. Thus, besides ensuring the preservation of the material through reduced handling of the original, the extra copy would somehow compensate for the loss of the original if necessity arises.

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Bindery

This section does in-house work, collating and binding local newspapers, periodicals and reports. Daily newspapers are bound in one volume every fortnight and the weeklies are bound together bi-monthly. The Malta Government Gazette, Electoral Register and Government reports are also bound by this section.


Book Restoration Laboratory

Housed at the Malta Restoration Centre at Kalkara, this Laboratory also carries out in-house restoration work for the National Library. The staff members carry out repairs and restoration of damaged books and manuscripts. They also undertake book-cleaning projects at the National Library. See website at http://www.education.gov.mt/her_cult/centre_rest.htm


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